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Montana 41st State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German23.3%22.9%12.5%

Irish15.8%13.5%9.4%

English15.3%13.1%9.5%

Norwegian6.5%7.5%—

American5.8%5.4%5.3%

Italian3.6%3.2%4.8%

Swedish3.6%1.4%—

French3.1%—1.6%

Mexican2.5%2.9%11.3%

Spanish0.6%0.3%—

Puerto Rican0.4%0.2%1.8%

Spaniard0.2%0.3%—

Blackfeet0.4%1.0%—

Turtle Mountain Chippewa0.4%——

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	MT SD 41	Montana	United States
Median age	40.5	40.8	39.1
Age 18–24	7.5%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.0%	20.0%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MT SD 41	Montana	United States
Median household income	$74,080	$72,509	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.0%	11.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	43.0%	35.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MT SD 41	Montana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	58.2%	69.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	41.8%	30.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$373,100	$375,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,060	$1,081	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	37.7%	44.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	3.8%	13.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MT SD 41	Montana	United States
Mean commute	14.7 min	19.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	2.8%	4.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	66.8%	71.1%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	12.0%	12.5%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MT SD 41	Montana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.8%	4.2%	22.3%

Religious landscape

Measure	MT SD 41	Montana	United States
Catholic	—	10.3%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	13.6%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	65.3%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	MT SD 41	Montana	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.8%	2.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.8%	1.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.1%	1.1%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.7%	9.0%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.411	0.465	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic51.3%6,212TrumpRepublican44.8%5,425OtherAll other candidates3.9%474

D+6.5

Lead: 787
Total: 12,111
vs nation: D+8.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic51.7%6,457TrumpRepublican45.3%5,664OtherAll other candidates3.0%379

D+6.3

Lead: 793
Total: 12,500
vs nation: D+1.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic45.2%4,868TrumpRepublican43.4%4,675OtherAll other candidates11.4%1,230

D+1.8

Lead: 193
Total: 10,773
vs nation: R+0.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic51.8%5,269RomneyRepublican45.8%4,656OtherAll other candidates2.4%247

D+6.0

Lead: 613
Total: 10,172
vs nation: D+2.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic56.8%5,786McCainRepublican40.3%4,107OtherAll other candidates2.8%288

D+16.5

Lead: 1,679
Total: 10,181
vs nation: D+9.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic47.0%4,246BushRepublican50.6%4,567OtherAll other candidates2.4%216

R+3.6

Lead: 321
Total: 9,029
vs nation: R+1.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic40.9%3,345BushRepublican50.9%4,161OtherAll other candidates8.2%673

R+10.0

Lead: 816
Total: 8,179
vs nation: R+10.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic47.4%3,847DoleRepublican39.7%3,221OtherAll other candidates12.9%1,043

D+7.7

Lead: 626
Total: 8,111
vs nation: R+0.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+6.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 21,7712024 5-year
Population density: 546 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 39.9 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $74,0802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.1%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+64.2 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+19.2 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 40, MT · twin score 95.2

presidential history

Party record book

Montana 41st State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

82.1%

1,344 votes · D+64.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 68.5%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

59.6%

2,195 votes · R+19.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 57.7%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

6,457votes

51.7% of the vote · D+6.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 6,212 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

5,664votes

45.3% of the vote · D+6.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 5,425 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

+70.3pts D vs U.S.

Place D+64.2 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · +31.0 pts

Republican

George W. Bush2000

+10.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+10.0 · U.S. D+0.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1968 · +7.8 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DJanet EllisState Senate · 41

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	45.9%5,585	54.1%6,596	12,181
2020	D	50.0%6,238	50.0%6,237	12,475
2018	D	54.5%5,571	45.5%4,649	10,220

The 2024 presidential margin was D+6.5, one of the narrower results among Montana's state senate districts, compared with D+16.5 in 2008. About 910 residents lived here as of the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.2 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 19.2 points in 1956. The 2024 margin was 6.5 points.

A population of 21,771, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,080 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 40 and State Senate District 42.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 40

population scale% unaffiliated% White

State Senate District 42

population scale% unaffiliated% White

State Senate District 49

population scale% White% unaffiliated≠ median age

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Montana 41st State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Montana 41st State Senate District voted Democratic by 6.5 points (D+6.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,111 votes cast, 6,212 went Democratic and 5,425 went Republican.

When did Montana 41st State Senate District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Montana 41st State Senate District voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Montana 41st State Senate District?

Montana 41st State Senate District has a population of 21,771 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Montana 41st State Senate District?

Median household income in Montana 41st State Senate District is $74,080 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.

What is the political history of Montana 41st State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montana 41st State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.